Anthony Owens
About Anthony Owens
Anthony Owens serves as the Vice President and Senior Cloud Engineer at City National Bank, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in cloud engineering, having previously held positions at various companies, including Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Sovereign Health Group.
Work at City National Bank
Anthony Owens serves as the Vice President and Senior Cloud Engineer at City National Bank. He has held this position since 2020, contributing to the bank's cloud infrastructure and engineering initiatives in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. In this role, he has been designated as the Subject Matter Expert for Kubernetes, overseeing its design and adoption. Owens has led the integration of Calico Enterprise to enhance security and observability within Kubernetes clusters. His responsibilities also include developing Terraform modules to enforce security practices and ensure regulatory compliance for both cloud and on-premises resources.
Previous Experience in Cloud Engineering
Before joining City National Bank, Anthony Owens worked as a Systems Engineer at Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. from 2018 to 2020. He also held the position of Systems Engineer at National Veterinary Associates from 2016 to 2018. His earlier roles include serving as an Advanced Technical Support agent at Dish Network and a Technical Support Representative at teleNetwork. Throughout his career, Owens has implemented continuous delivery using ArgoCD and engineered cloud-native solution deployments, including OPA Gatekeeper and Istio.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Anthony Owens possesses extensive technical skills in cloud engineering and automation. He has worked with developers to implement best practices in Azure and AWS, utilizing services such as Azure Event Hub and Amazon SQS. Owens has created automation solutions using Python, PowerShell, and Go, significantly reducing labor hours for organizational tasks. His expertise extends to configuration management solutions using tools like Chef, Ansible, and Packer for virtual machine configuration. He has also built web applications and libraries using C# /.NET Core and Go.
Educational Background
Anthony Owens studied at Mesa Community College, where he gained foundational knowledge that supports his career in cloud engineering and technology. His education has contributed to his ability to implement complex cloud solutions and manage technical projects effectively.